R. Charles McLravy
Consultant
East Lansing, Michigan

Contact Charlie at: charlie@masiltd.com

Charlie is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 1977. He received the CPA Certificate of Examination from the State of Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University with degrees in accounting and finance, second in his class, with a 3.99 GPA.

Prior to joining MASI, Charlie founded Sixteen Hundred, Inc., a private investment bank specializing in media and telecommunications. Sixteen Hundred provides advisory services in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, finance and brokerage. For the past twenty-five years, Charlie has brokered the sale of radio and television stations, arranged financing for a number of media and telecommunications companies, brokered the sale/leaseback of broadcast towers, and rolled up billboard assets.

Because of his significant operating experiences, Charlie is now called to consult on troubled media, publishing, and telecommunications opportunities. For example, he has assisted Bain Capital in the aggregation of media properties, some of which were underperforming.

In addition to his experience in the media industry, Charlie has been an attorney in corporate practice with two prominent Michigan-based firms. He was an account executive with Foote, Cone & Belding specializing in consumer product accounts.

Charlie's financial and legal background in acquisitions, sales, and capital funding within the media and related sectors brings to MASI additional resources with which to serve its diverse client base.